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About Was Village

Was is a mid sized village in Gogunda tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 411 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Was Overview

Census 2011 figures for Was village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Gogunda
Pincode 313906
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 411
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Was compares

By the 2011 count Was is the 98th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Was

Was is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Was as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Was from other places

Was lies about 26 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Ranapratap Nagar, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Was
Tehsil headquarters Gogunda 7.3 km
District headquarters Udaipur 26 km
Nearest railway station Ranapratap Nagar 27 km

Villages closest to Was

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gogunda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Was

As per the Census of India 2011, Was village had a population of 793. That makes it the 98th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Was village has 411 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Was has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Was is 313906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Was covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Was falls under Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Was is Ranapratap Nagar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Was.

Was is about 26 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Was is in Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district. Gogunda is about 7.3 km away. Udaipur is about 26 km away. Ranapratap Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adooji Ka Was (under 2 km), Delawas (under 2 km) and Kadechawas (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Was today is likely to be higher.

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